Want Your Kids to Eat Healthier? 4 Fun Ways to Make It Happen

From the minute children are born, parents are trying to get kids eating healthier. However, somewhere around the time they become troublesome toddlers, healthy eating patterns start to go by the wayside.

Suddenly, it seems all they will eat is chicken nuggets, french fries and cheese pizza. The bountiful red, orange, yellow or green fruits and vegetables are not consumed at all. And that pattern then continues in perpetuity.

It does not have to be this way, though!

There are many ways to get kids eating healthier. Perhaps not all of them will work for every child, but with some perseverance and a little creativity, you can create healthy food-loving kids!

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Some experts don't like this idea because they want kids to make good choices, and not just eat healthy foods when they don't know that's what they're eating. But for some busy moms with very picky eaters, this might be a good first step.

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